pointleted
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[edit]pointleted (not comparable)
- (botany) Having a small, distinct point; apiculate.
- 1829, John Lindley, A Synopsis of British Flora, arranged according to the Natural Order:
- Nut pointleted, with a shell which is thickened and corky towards the point
References
[edit]- “pointleted”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.